HONG KONG (AP) — Hit by two astonishing tragedies in quick succession, the Malaysia Airlines brand may become the airline industry’s equivalent of asbestos or News of the World: toxic to the public and, experts say, impossible to redeem.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was downed over eastern Ukraine on Thursday with 298 people aboard by what American intelligence authorities believe was a surface-to-air missile.
The jet has still not been found, a source of profound unease for travelers and the aviation industry.
Even before the Flight 370 mystery, state-owned Malaysia Airlines was in serious financial trouble.
For air travelers in Asia, who have a …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
